May 20, Monday
We left Great Guana Cay after a long night of thunderstorms and boats dragging in the anchorage, including us! Though we caught again quickly, unlike the sailboat that was far from us that suddenly was upon us. They quickly got into action and pulled away. We had 2 days of windy and a rock and rolling anchorage. 😒
Our next stop is Man O War Cay. Either the winds are better today and/or the wind protection from the land is better which makes it much calmer. Man O War Cay (and Dickies Cay which creates a protected harbor) is very quiet. We are anchored just off Dickies Cay but M-O-W harbor and town is about a 2 minute dinghy ride.
Taking a dinghy ride through the harbor
A little history about this small island...
After the US Revolutionary War, Man-O-War Cay is one of the early Loyalist settlements in The Abacos. In 1820, a shipwrecked sailor named Benjamin Albury met Eleanor Archer and their descendants are the Alburys of today, industrious people who operate the many family-owned businesses found on this cay. A stroll through this quaint, peaceful, well-kept community will confirm that much of its history is still very much alive, preserved and celebrated by the residents with a population of just a few hundred people. The cay has the distinction of being the only "dry" island in The Bahamas, with absolutely no public sale or consumption of alcohol there. They are well known here for the boat building and sail making though the newer generation of boat builders have replaced the traditional wooden vessels with fiberglass boats, as we witnessed 14 years ago, we saw wooden boats being built, today we saw fiberglass.
The Albury name is everywhere on the island, including new and old boats, shops and homes.
We visited this shop 14 years ago and I bought a bag that I still use to this day.
I painted the bouys from this tree about 14 years ago! The tree is now overgrown and many more buoys hang from it now.
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May 21, Tuesday
Jasmine at the dinghy dock. Today we went into town to pick up some grouper we regretted not getting the day before. Fresh grouper from a local fisherman, 2 meals worth for $20!
Great Guana Cay to Man O War Cay
8.5 miles
Total 718.3
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